Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-23
PLANTATION PRODUCTS.
HOW THE YEAR 1886 PANNED
OUT IN GEOKGIA.


tural Department sends out the following
report for 1886: Yield of the leading
crops compared to average yield per
acre, etc:
CorToN-The yield compared to an
average in North and Middle Georgia was
81; Southwest Georgia, So; East Georgia,
IS; Southeast Georgia, 81; and for the
whole state, so. The total yield of the
crop is estimated at $4,000 bales of 4j0
pounds.
CoRN-The production in comparison
with an average crop is reported at 81 for
the whole State. The season was unia-
vorable to crops on all low lands, and
large portion of the crop on bottoms was
entirely destroyed by overflow. In North
Georgia, where the low lands are almost
exclusively given to this crop, only about
three-fourths of crop Is reported. In
other sections the reports of total yield
range from 80 to 81. The estimated total
yield for the State is about 26,00O,000
bushels.
WHEAT-The per cent, oil total yield,
in comparison with an average crop,
according to the reports tor July, indi-
cate but little more than half IA crop, the
yield per acre beng 4S bushels and the
estimated total production about 1,900,-
900 bushels.
OATs-The acreage of the CROP was
greatly reduced by the destruction of the
lall sowing in January, amounting to
only about three-tourths the usual area.
The total yield reported July | is about
twO-thiTds of an average crop, and the
average yield per acre is thirteen bushels.
The total yield, estimated from reports of
July L is about 4 100 600 bushels.
SUGAR CANE-The yield. compared
with an average crop, is 81, and the aver
age yield of syrup per acre is 2O3 gallons.
SORGHUM-The yield, compared to an
average, is 81. The average yic.4 in syrup
per acre is "a gallons.
RICE-The yield, compared with an
average, 96. The average yield per acre in
rough rice is % bushels.
SWEET POTATo ES-The yield, COM
pared to an AVERAGE, is 81. The average
yield per acre il 96 bushels.
FIELD PEAS-The yield, compared to
an average, is 80. The average yield per
acre is bushels. This applies TO the
yield of the crop as it is usually grown
with corn, the crop being seldom planted
as separate crop.
GROUND PEAs-The yield, compared to
an average, 80. The average yield per acre
is 33 bushels.
TOBACCO-The yield compared to an av-
erage is "a. The average yield per acre
is 457 pounds of Leaf tobacco.
HAY-The yield compared to an average
is 107. The yield per acre in tons is Ii.
The prices realized by the farmer for
produce is as fOllows:
The aver . price OF cotton per pound,
Dec. l, was: North Georgia, S.3c.; Middle
Georgia, Soc; Southwest Georgia, East
and Southeast Georgia, Sc. The average
r.rip ~ hnIa In hninn
&c. less per pound than was realized for
the crop of 1855.
he average price of corn at this date
in North Georgia was 5lc., Nj Iddle GeOr-
gia 63c., Southwest Georgia 59c., East
Georgia &C., Southeast Georgia SOC. The
average priC for the State was Ole.
Wheat, per bushel: North Georgia, 81
cents; Middle Georgia, ST.; Southwest
Georgia, 81 IA; East Georgia, 81 02 south
East Georgia, 81 10. The average for the
State is 81 10.
Oats per bushel: North Georgia, 44c;
Middle Georgia, 62c; Southwest Geor-
gia, 72c; East Georgia, 66c; Southeast
Georgia, Tic. The average price in the
State was 63c.
The average price per gallon for sugar
cane syrup was: In Middle Georgia, 54c,
in Southwest and East Georgia, 4lc, and
In Southeast Georgia, 80 cents.
oJ up SaiiOu WI vi
Georgia 37c, Middle Georgia 40c, South
west and East Georgia SOC.
Rough rice per bushel was: Southwest
Georgia e9c, East Georgia Sic, Southeast
Georgia 6lc.
sweet potatoes averaged per bushel:
North and East Georgia 44c, NJ lddle Geor-
gia 5lc, Southwest 42c, southeast 300.
Hay averaged per ION: North Georgia
$l2 70, Middle Georgia Sl3 II, South west
= ux
price tor the State was Sl3 40.
The number OF stock hogs in the State
compared to last year IS 92 per cent.
Cholera is mentioned by the cOrrespOn-
dents in most of The counties IN the state,
though the disease does not appear to
nave been altogether as iatal as IN 1888.
The number of sheep compared 10 last
year is 80 per cent. The reports OF the
last few years Indicate constant de-
crease. This Is attributed by many OF
the correspondents to raVa2ee OF dogs.
Horses and cattle are generally report.
ed in a healthy cordiCl0n. A few in
stances only Of staggers IN horses and
murraln ia cattle are mentioned.
FARM SUPPLIES.
The amount OF PORK produced COM
pared To last year ia North Georgia IS 80
per cent, in Middle Georgia % per cent,
in Southwest Georgia - Der cent, IN
East Georgia 81 per cent. aud IN South
east Georgia 101 per cent. The per cent. Of
full farm supply OF pork produced in the
state, according to the report OF correspOn-
dents, is 62 per cent, or less than two
thirds Of a supply for the succeeding year.
The amount OF farm supplies purcnased
compared with last year in NOrthe ast
and Southeast Georgia is 81 per cent, in
Middle Georgia "a per cent. and in South
west Georgia 100 per cent. The average
for the state shows II per cent. less than
the purchases of the year 1888.
The average cash price paid for bacon
in the State during the year was Sc. per
pound, while the average price on time,
payable Nov. l, was Lac. The average
cash price for corn was sc, and the time
price 93c. The farmer purchasing sup
plies on time pays In this way about AZ
per cent. on bacon and 34s per cent. on
corn for about four months time, which
is equivalent to rates Ol interest OF l26
and l04 per cent. per annum. In this,
taken in connection with the fact that
little more than two-thirds OF a provision
supply is produced in the state, is shown
one important reason for the bard times
experienced by the farmer. These ma
terials may be proftably produced at
home and the money that ls expended
for such supplies outside OF the State is
an unnecessary and damaging drain upon
our resources.
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